Birthday Bump

by Mel

I decided not to write the Roundup this morning as a little birthday gift to myself, taking the time I would normally dedicate to rounding posts and describing why they resonated with me to drink coffee and bother Linus. Happy birthday to me?

I love writing the Roundup, so I feel a little weird saying that I’m taking the week off as a gift to myself. But I think y’all know what I mean.

This has been such a strange week of highs and lows.

43 is a prime number; a prime birthday. You only get so many of those in a lifetime. Let’s say you live until you’re 100 years old. You’d only get 25 prime birthdays in there. Prime birthday years feel solid. They feel indivisible; like you can’t take the year into smaller chunks. They scream out for people to start and complete a big project.

Well, since I seem to be rounding out the next prime birthday (47), and have completed no big projects, I’m going to say that a prime birthday is just another day. But then, I am completely unsentimental regarding my birthday. I hope you have a fantastic prime year in your prime!

Happy birthday! In my numerology universe (that I don’t take at all seriously), I don’t like prime numbers. My favourite numbers are divisible by 3. But I like your interpretation of prime numbers; it’s more positive. I happen to be in a prime number year as well so I’ll go with it.

Damn … I missed my window to start a project. 😉 But I did certainly start to explore what indivisibility meant this year … maybe that’s a theme! Happy birthday, friend … may it be a year full of joy and discovery.

A very happy prime birthday to you! I’m glad you took the time for a treat of coffee and Linus!

What do you think you are in the prime of? Health? Wisdom? Intelligence? Life Satisfaction? Earning Power? Energy? Stamina? Creativity? Loving? Community involvement? What do you think you will lose in the next 43 years? What will you gain?

Happy Birthday! I, for one, am so thankful to have stumbled across your blog and, well, you! Thank you for being a beacon of light for all of us lost, infertile people surrounded by fertile myrtles. Happy Birthday to you!

Who is Mel?

Melissa, otherwise known as Mel, The Stirrup Queen, and most recently nicknamed Lollipop Goldstein, has been blogging since 2006. In addition to STIRRUP QUEENS, she also writes the daily Lost and Found (LFCA). She also writes for BlogHer. You can join her on StumbleUpon. She's known to Twitter about her wonky ovaries.